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Refer to this page as you prepare your 2012 Humane Studies Fellowship application. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. Please use proper capitalization; avoid all caps or all lower case. Please note, this is a preview of the application, not the actual application. To apply, login to your account or create an account, and go to the Application Manager. 

Eligibility: Applications will be considered from those who will be full-time graduate students or undergraduate juniors or seniors in the 2012-2013 academic year and have a clearly demonstrated research interest in the intellectual and institutional foundations of a free society. Awards are based on academic or professional performance, relevance of one's work to the advancement of a free society, and potential for success.

Application Fee: $25. You may pay by credit card or check. Payment instructions appear on the last page of the application. Your applications will not be reviewed until payment is received.

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Prefix *
First Name *
Middle Name
Last Name *
Suffix
Preferred First Name / Nickname *
Primary Email: *
Secondary Email

Date of Birth *
Gender *
Citizenship *
State of Residence (US residents)

Personal Website
Website Type
Website

1. Please indicate whether you have previously applied to this program.
2. Have you participated in an IHS program in the past (Please select the most recent program that you attended.)*
3. Are you studying in the United States? *
4. How did you first hear about this scholarship? *

Address
Address Type *
Country *
Address *
City *
State
Postal Code *

Phone
Telephone Type *
Country Code *
Area Code *
Phone Number *

COLLEGE INFORMATION

Current or most recent institution
Where are you currently or most recently enrolled? *
First Major/Field *
Second Major/Field
Degree Type *
Enrollment Date 
Completion/End Date *
Current GPA * (Select N/A if you do not have a GPA.)

You may add additional universities.

Graduate Study
If you are applying for admission to graduate study, please list the programs to which you have applied, and the date you expect to receive the decisions (University / Department or Program / Date of Decision). You MUST keep IHS informed on the status of all your applications to graduate school (i.e. offers made, offers accepted, offers turned down, rejections). This information must be reported to IHS by April 15, 2012, for final consideration.

Have you ever been suspended or required to withdraw from any school or college? 
If yes, please explain.

ACADEMIC RECORDS

Test scores are required only from those individuals who are currently applying to graduate programs.

GRE Verbal Test Score
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GRE Quantitative Test Score
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GRE Analytical Test Score
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Test Score Verification
To complete your application, you will need to submit verification of your test scores. If you have verifying documents you can submit electronically, please do so below. Official score reports are not required. We accept only digital files.

Upload GRE Test Score Verification

Transcript Verification
To complete your application, you will need to submit your current transcripts. Unofficial transcripts or readable photographs of your transcript are acceptable. Please submit an electronic copy of your transcripts below. IHS accepts only electronic files and will not consider paper copies. 

Current Transcript
Past Transcript 1
Past Transcript 2

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Please upload a copy of your resume/C.V. below. Please ensure that you include the following information:

• List any academic honors received.
• List any extracurricular activities (in order of their importance to you). List the activity, the years you were involved, and any offices held.
• If your undergraduate studies have not been continuous, or if you were employed for more than three months between receiving your bachelor's degree and beginning your graduate studies, please list your professional/employment history. Include military service.
• List business, professional, and community organizations in which you have been active.
• List articles, technical reports, parents, books, or other creative works of significance. 

(Only .doc, .txt, .rtf and .pdf formats are acceptable.)

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

What are your total expected tuition and living expenses in U.S. dollars for the 2012-2013 academic year?
*Expected Tuition    
*Living Expenses    
*Do you expect to receive financial support for the 2012-2013 academic year from any organizations, including your university or department?    Yes/No

Source / Amount # 1    
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ESSAYS & WRITING SAMPLES

It is a good idea to type your essays in another word processing program, then cut and paste the entire text into the boxes below. You should also periodically click on the "Save for Later" button below, to prevent losing your data for any reason.

ESSAY A  *
In fewer than 1,000 words, please discuss:

• how your intellectual beliefs developed and what influenced your decision to become an academic
• a rough timeline for the completion of your studies, including key milestones such as completion of coursework, promotion to candidacy, and completion of the dissertation
• your possible career goals, including where you see yourself in 5, 10, and 20 years  

*Former Fellowship winners should also include an update on your degree progress since your last application.
 
Essay B *
In fewer than 750 words, please answer the following:

What highly-regarded work or prevailing view in your field do you take to be misguided in a way that is inimical to liberty, and why? What implications would a correction of this work or view have for understanding liberty?
 
Professional Goals and Interests *
In fewer than 750 words, please discuss:

• your professional goals in graduate school, including research or teaching interests
• the relationship between those professional goals and classical liberalism
• the impact your work will have for understanding or advancing liberty

Writing Sample
Submit a double-spaced term paper, essay, or legal brief of no more than 30 pages that demonstrates your performance in your major field of study.

Dissertation Proposal
If you have completed your dissertation proposal, please submit/upload it.

Syllabus
If you have taught or will soon teach any courses, please attach a syllabus you have used or plan on using. 

RECOMMENDATIONS

Reference #1
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First Name *
Last Name *
E-mail *
Phone Number
Relationship to you *

Reference #2
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E-mail *
Phone Number
Relationship to you *

Reference #3 (optional)
Title 
First Name
Last Name
E-mail
Phone Number
Relationship to you

APPLICATION FEE

To pay by credit card:

To pay your $25 application fee by credit card, submit your application using the button below. You will be provided with detailed instructions on the following page.

To pay by check:

If you plan to pay the $25 application fee by check or money order, tick the box to the left. Please make your check payable to 'Institute for Humane Studies' and mail it to the following address:

Institute for Humane Studies
at George Mason University
3301 N. Fairfax Dr., Ste. 440
Arlington VA 22201

REFERRAL

If someone recommended this program to you, please tell us who. (Please provide the full name.)

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